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In this lesson students will use their knowledge of rainfall, vegetation, and the slope angles of hillsides to make decisions, predict outcomes, and analyze the effects of certain events or practices (e.g., overgrazing, forest fires, and clear-cutting woodlands). This lesson will help students appreciate the complex relationships between various physical processes and the features they help create; understand the physical processes affecting the surface of the Earth; and apply this new knowledge to make intelligent predictions and decisions.
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| Subject keyword(s) | Astronomy, Collecting data, Cycles, Earth's water, Earth and space science, Earth materials, Earth science, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Education, Environmental science, Freshwater, Geography, Geoscience, Humans and the environment, Hydrology, Hypothesizing, Mathematics, Modeling, Observing, Personal and social issues, Physical geography, Physical sciences, Precipitation, Predicting, Rocks, Science, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific habits of mind, Social Sciences, Soil, Space Science, Space sciences, Water cycle, Weather |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
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| Intended audience | Educator |
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| Resource type | Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Rights | Copyright 2003 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. |
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| Title | DLESE Community Collection |
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| Link | http://www.dlese.org/ |
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| Description | The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) mission is to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth System, by developing, managing, and providing access to high-quality educational resources and supporting services through a community-based, distributed digital library. Intended users include students, educators and citizens of all ages, in both formal and informal learning environments. The collection favors resources that convey linkages and connections; the general with the specific, theory with evidence, global with local, and that demonstrate the application of science to solving real world problems. This includes providing access to Earth data sets and imagery, and the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use. DLESE resources are community-contributed, by individuals, organizations, and formal collection efforts. |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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http://purl.org/ASN/resources/S103E245
